What Is Epiglottitis? What Causes Epiglottitis? Epiglottitis is a life-threatening condition. It occurs when the epiglottis, which is a small flap of tissue that covers the windpipe (the trachea), swells and blocks the flow of air into the lungs. It should be regarded as a medical emergency. Left untreated, the symptoms of respiratory failure can quickly worsen, sometimes in the space of just a few hours and may result in death.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Shows Diets High In Sodium And Artificially Sweetened Soda Linked To Kidney Function Decline Individuals who consume a
diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual meeting in San Diego, California.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFollowing Kidney Transport, Switching Immunosuppressants Reduces Cancer Risk Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVery Low Body Fat Linked To Increased Risk Of Death For Dialysis Patients Dialysis patients with low body fat are at increased risk of death - even compared to patients at the highest level of body fat percentage, according to research presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEuropean Commission Grants Promedior's PRM-151 Orphan Drug Designation For The Prevention Of Scarring Post Glaucoma Filtration Surgery Promedior, Inc., a leader in the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases and tissue remodeling, announced today that the European Commission has granted Orphan Medicinal Product Designation to its lead drug candidate PRM-151 for use in the prevention of scarring post glaucoma filtration surgery.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPhilips Heartstart Fr2+ Automated External Defibrillators - Recall Nationwide recall due to reports of a memory chip failure which could render the AED inoperable and prevent it from delivering therapy when indicated.
Source: www.fda.govHeparin: Change in Reference Standard The change will result in 10% reduction in the potency of the heparin marketed in the U.S. and may have clinical significance in some situations, such as when heparin is administered as a bolus intravenous dose and an immediate anticoagulant effect is clinically important
Source: www.fda.govYoga Relieves Chronic Lower Back Pain, Study Suggests US researchers studying people with chronic lower back problems found that those who did Iyengar Yoga were better at overcoming pain and depression than those who followed conventional treatments for lower back pain.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comImproving Access To Psychological Therapies Gets Positive Results A study of an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme has found it had significant clinical results for depression and anxiety sufferers. The results are published today, 2nd November 2009, in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
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